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About The West. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1890-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1899)
WASHINGTON LETTER. aroused in various secretaries of the the island and removed to tlie mainland where tlie colonization society purchased navy by such childishness. F rom ora rcul ' i . ar C orksrpoxuent . additional territory from tlie natives Notwithstanding all tlie talk there *-*OBLlBUX£ BVKBJT FRIDAY MOWING.— and began to diviJe the colonists into has been about changing tlie house rules —AT— permanent settlements. so as to give individual members more Washington, D. 0 ., Nov. 27, 1899. Our government nssumed no responsi say about legislation; it lias virtually f AOpaNcp, L ax « C ounty , O bkoon Gen Leonard Wood's return to Wash 1 been decided by tlie majority leaders bilities in this colonizing movement, ington again s.o soon after his recent - - - by - - - that no changes of any importance will tlie supervision being entirely left, visit, and tlie (act tiiat he ramo l>y 1 tie made in the Reed rules under which where it began, with the colonization order of tlie president, makes ft certain tlie house lias worked during tlie last society—nn association of American that something important. Ail tlie in- i labors have two congresses. The leaders think philanthropists whose E d it o r a n d P ro p rie to r. formation that can bo obtained nt tlie their majority is too small to give up tlie never beert appreciated nt their full war department is that tlie president value. During a quarter of a century wishes to get Gen Wood’s advice upon advantages for tlie control of legislation Florence, Ore. Dec. 8, 1899. following many small bodies of liberated which they will have under those rules. some Uuhau matters. Interest in Gen slaves wero sent from time to time to T ub T acoma ledger baa been aobl to Wood’« visit ¡^increased by tlie fact that As a cure for rheumntism Chamber swell tlie settlements in Liberia and it JD J Lord tor *75,000. O M Shultz pur it was semi-officially announced several lain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide repu finally became necessary to provide a Yes Children, I ’ll be there, you will find me at the chased the paper in July 1S97, tor days before lie reached Washington, tation. D B Johnston of Richmond, Ind, has been troubled with that ail general government for them, not more *18,000. He will remain in control till that the president liad decided, on tlie ment since 1862. In speaking of it lie for their domestic tranquillity than as a N ext door to 0 W Hurd’s. advice of bis cabinet, to make no says: “I never found anything tiia t January 1, 1000. njeasure of protection against native ciianges >in the military government of would relieve me until I used Chamber — W HMj¡J. aggression. Accordingly, in 1847 the M onday ' s pLAiSDEAi>:n con'sina an Cuba until after the convening of con lain's Pain Balm. It acts like magic several colonies or settlements united With me. My foot was swollen and interesting articlo concerning the early gress, and tiiat Secretary Root’s annual FORA NEW ROAD. paiuing me very much, but one good under the guidance of tlie society and where I have unloaded my heavy load, and such a load pioneers of the Umpqua valley, from report, now in tlie hands of the presi application of Pain Balm relieved me organized n system of republican govern the pen of S Han Baker who resided for dent, urges tlie establishment of civil For sale by all druggists. J Sleramons was circulating a sub it was, and such an elegant display it is. None should ment, with a constitution in its essen government at tlie earliest possible a time on Tsiltcoos lake. tials closely resembling tiiat of tlie scription paper in town Saturday to moment, in both Porto Rico and Cuba, be forgotten and I trust none will be. I will call again HE GOT INFORMATION. United States. This form was thorough raise funds to open a road from Siusiaw The Cuban delegation of business men C A Snow A Co, Patent Lawyers, op river up Hadsall creek and over to tlie ly approved by the colonists, the most at the Leading » Store with another display before posite the United States Patent oSice, who I/ave liad one conference witli tlie A man who does not take his home of whom were {front the United States, settlement on Smith river. The settlers Washington, D C, who have actual president, are still jn Washington. paper, but occasionally answers adver Christmas, and some of the fine things will he and knew something of republican there are very much in need of a road .clients in every city and town of the They do pot favor tlie establishment of tisements ip “story papers” has had governing methods. Their .constitution and tlie route by Hadsall creek seems mentioned herein. United States and Canada, roport that a civil government for tlie island at this some interesting experiences, says an contained one general provision, how tlie shortest and easiest built. Nearly never before in their 25 years practice time, but wish some changes mnde in exchange. Ho learned that by sending ever, which, notwithstanding its ap everybody in town contributed some hat the work of the office been so well present trade regulations. A promi one dollar to a Yankee lie could get a parent advisability at the time, has thing toward tlie road. ★ tip to date. They claim tiiat patents nent administration official said today euro for drunkenness. Sure enough lie The upper Smith River country of proven to be a stumbling block in the can now be procured in less than half tiiat lie expected civil governors for did. It was to “take tlie pledge and way of their industrial advancement, fers good opportunities to people who both Islands to be appointed before the keep it.” Later on he sent fifty two- *>*• time formerly req uired. anj is largely tlie cause of tlieir present wish to take up homesteads. Several ;iew year began. cent stamps to find out how to raise unthrifty condition. It debars the white claims wero taken there some five or six A fbw days ago .we found on our table According to tho reports of Gen Otis turnips successfully. lie found out.— races from citizenship, from the ballot years ago and tlie parties still hold them. ★ .a copy of the morning Register pub to the war department, tlie Filipino re “Just take hold of the tops and pull.” and from holding real estate within the There is room for quite n number of lished at Eugene by (Gilstrap Bros. bellion lias been crushed, Aguinaldo is Being young lie wished to marry, and republic, thus effectually closing the settlers to obtain good homesteads there The first number under its present, Ip biding ami iiis sou and members of sent thirty-four one-cent stamps to Chi doors to a development of the resources now and no doubt many of these will be management .was issued last Friday. his so-called cabinet iiaye been captured. cago firm for information os to how to of tlie country and Inviting the business occupied as soon as a road is opened. The new paper seems to start out with If Gen Otis hod never sent rose-colored make nn impression. When tho answer A contract for surveying the land was stagnation and financial distress under good prospects and we wish it success. reports ,of a similar nature before, there came it read, “Bit down on a pan of let four or five years ago but tlie report which it lias for years been laboring. Some years ago while the Register was would doubtless be much rejoicing in dough.” Tiiat was a little rough but lie The jurisdiction of the republic ex was not accepted. A new contract was owned by other parties a daily was administration circles, but as lie made was a patient man, and thought he tends over about 10,099 square miieB, awarded last spring but the work has published for some moutlis bpt was mistakes several times concerning the would yet succeed. The next adver with a population of 800,COO, something not been done yet. pfteywards given up. .extent and result of movements in tlie tisement lie answered read, “How to more than 25,000 of whom are American last campaign over there, tlie general dpublo your money in six months.” Ho AGENTS W A N TED -FO R “THE LIFE AND blacks or tlieir descendants. The coun achievem ents of Adm iral D ew ey,” tlie world’s Tuogg rcorpR wlio a few years ago disposition seems to be to wait awhile was told to convert his money into bills, greatest naval hero. By jMurat H alstead, the try is well watered and fertile, producing life-lon g friend amt adm irer of the nation's were clamoring for tlie abolition of before shouting, although the feeling of fold them, and he would see his money idol. B iggest anil best book; over iiOU pages rice, cane, corn, cotton and tlie most SxlO inches; nearly loo pages halftone illu stra <he state hoard of equalization will satisfaction over what is known to have doubled. Tlie next time lio sent for tions. Only «l.fio Enormous demand. Big of tho fruits of the tropics, while its com m issions. Outfit free, c h a n c e of a life probably realize something of the benl- been accomplished,jia intense. tim e. Writs quick. Thu D om inion Company, twelve useful household articles, and uplands aro richly timbered and yield 3rd Floor C axtou Bldg., Chicago, h to f tiiat board to the greater part of Representative DeArmond, of Mo, one got a package of needles. Ho was slow iron, copper and sonio other metals. GREENLEAF IT E M S. the state when they learn bow Multua- of tlie candidates for tlie leadership of to learn, so he sent a dollar to find out Witli all these natural advantages the ynali county will have the advantage of tlie house minority m this congress, is “how to get rich”—"Work like the country has made but little industrial B y a W est C okuespondk . nt . the rest of the state this year in tlie strongly opposed to the Philippine devil and never spend a cent.” Tiiat progress since the middlo of the century, «natter of taxes. The valuation of policy of the administration, as may bo stopped him, but iris brother wrote to Tlie people are credited witli a steady, Greenleaf, Dec 2, 1899. property in Mnltoomnh county was re seen from the following language used find out how to write a letter without intellectual advancement, but their Salmon are plentiful in all the small duced ibis year hy assessor enough by him, "ff wo need to educate tiie pen or ink. Ho was told to uao a lead business incapacity and lack of commer streams. to runko a difference of about *10,000,QUO Filipinos up to our standard in Belf- pencil. He paid five dollars to learn cial enterprise continue to be thoroughly Doc Inloe is up nnd about, but por jn the total valuation lor the county, goverument, before giving it to them, I how to live without work, and was told African. One of the results of this is tions of trim are paralyzed. While in most ,of the otRor coui.itios the prophecy that it will requiro a million on a postal-card, “ to fish for suckers ns Charley Pope of Deadwood came in tiiat for many years the republic lias property was assossed aliout the same y.ears. This setting ourselves up as tlie we do.” been unnble to meet tlie annual interest from Eugene to spend Thanksgiving, pa heretofore. The result of this will exemplary nation of t bo world is a vain Leonard Tabor and Elmer Lamb, who on a loan of *500,000 negotiated in Lon he »that Sful.t.nomah .county \viji avo.l argument to justify our course toward Y V A N T E l) SEVERAL PERSONS FOR DIS- had Le.eu outside got homo Wednesday. ’ ’ trlct Ofllce Malingers in th is sla te to don in 1871, and to avoid trouble has payment of a large part of the state tax tlie Filipinos. We might claim it with represent me in tlietr ow n uml surrounding Lake nud Nelson creeks have been counties. W illing to pay yearly «lint), payable been compelled to mnke valuable con justly due from that county and tho as much justice towards the Mexicans weekly. Desirable em ploym ent w ith unusual unfordable tiie greater part of tlie week. i pportunities. References exch anged. En cessions to tlie Liberian Rubber Syndi J H Leaver of Nelson ereek has found Other counties wiff h.urn ft to pay. In and send our armies into the republic to close self-addressed stam ped envelope. S A cate, an English corporation which lias tracks on the mountains south of iris Park, KZOCaxtun B uilding, Chicago. Other years li the property of different tlie south of us, in the name of l ’rovi- undertaken to satisfy tlie bondholders place that he believos were made by Counties was assessed unequally the donee and humanity, set up a regime of Don't Tobarro Spit and Smoke Year Life Away. elk. in consideration therefor. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag Statu board of equalisation could raise our o\vn, and declare to the world that netic, full of life, iiervo und vigor, take No-To- Leaver creek lias been within three Tliis announcement from London, or lower the valuation so tiiat each we purposed to educate the Mexicans in Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. AU druggists, 50c or «1. Cure guaran coupled witli tlie further information inches of its high water mark tliis week, Oounty would pay its fust proportion of tho ways of self-government,” teed Booklet and sample free. Addrtss tiiat tlie rubber industry in Liberia is quito a (Kirtion of its volume running «lie state expenses. Now tiiat tlie legis ncross the road outside the bridge. Owing to the small party majority in Sterling Remedy Co-, Chleugo or Now Yorlt attracting considerable attention and is Ed Potterf who went to Kansas city lature abolished the board ol equaliza tlie present house, eight representatives, likely in tlie near future to lead to to study medicine, concluded in only a A PROTEST IS IN ORDER. tion there is no authority to adjust Bell, of Colorado, ftidgley, of Kansas, Inequalities in the nsgesameut of Stark, Sutherland and Neville, of Nebr, ‘diplomatic activity in relation to tlie couple of weeks tbut lie preferred to lie as honest farmer and lias returned homo S. F. Chronicle. different counties. Of course it makes populists, and Shafroth, of Colorado, status” of tlie little republic, is too signi and bought a farm near Elmira. Grave dangers are threatening tlie «w difference fn the county tax whether Wilson, of Idaho, and Newlands, of ficant to escapo the attention of our Nelson creek people are deriving an ! little republic of Liberia, on the west the property of any cuuntv is usgossed Nevada, silverites can by voting to- government. No “diplomatic activity” income from feeding the beasts of j coast of Africa, and ns tlie American Idgli or low, as dm running expenses of getlier, upon questions tiiat tlie house is required to settle tlie status of Liberia travelers who come in so far and find-; people cannot bo altogether indifferent Ahe county aye just so much and with a divides upon strictly party lines, hold at this time, even if it has been found ing Lake creek unfordable, cross in boats j to its fate their approval would assured and leave their horses on expense. fiigli valuation tlie rate of taxes will ho tlie balance of power wheuover the ab to be a valuable field for tlie production ly follow any pronounced exhibition of If tlie Willeuty charge what the ser Jo» an I vice versa. But a large part of sentees on tlie majority side exceed of rubber. That status was definitely vice is worth for rowing travelers across ; interest in it by our government at this «lie tag paid by .each property owucr is those of tlie minority, by six or more. fixed in 1847, and nothing lias occured Lake creek when the later goes on a I time. It is not improbable that its con- used for state purposes and ft collected This fact is likly to make tin) attendance to disturb it beyond some late encroach tear, they might make enough in a few I dition lias already received tlie quiet from AO«b county in proportion to of members more regular than usual ments of the French upon the territory years to build a bridge and no thanks to consideration of tlie administration and yalualion of tlie projierty therein. and to that extent it is n good tiling. of tlie republic, and tliis still later the county. that words of encouragement have been Clarence Buruett and Mi’s Josio Will- Hence it can easily he seen that under Absenteeism grew to be an evil of large i scheme of an English syndirato to at conveyed to it through tlie proper chan cut were married last Thursday at the file present system that if tlie property proportions during tlie Inst two con tack its sovereignty witli tlie view of so Wilicut residence, by Justice IVill P o st.1 nel, but ns no evidence of either has fn any county is assessed lower than the gresses, as it always does when one 1 rearranging its boundaries as to bring Clarence is a strong limbed, big boned,) readied tlie public there is a well- Average, that .county avoids payment party lias a large majority. its rubber forests under the protection kind iiearted man and will be a model) grounded apprehension tiiat, absorbed Of its just dues and tli,e other counties I of the British flag. We have shown bread winner, worthy of one of the Strong efforts are being mado to save have to make .up tlie deilciuucy. One reprcaentalivcvolect Roberts from ex- - by the momentous events of a foreign wherein we have boiiio interest in 6weete8t matrimonial prizes in PROPRI F TO H o f the ffrst acts passed by tlie next pulsiou from tho house, on tho charge war and its after-adjustment, tlie Wash Liberia, and a hint ¡¡9 in order that its neighborhood and lie has got it. ington authorities huve licen giving but We all expect to see a cozy home legislature should bo a bill providing for of being a polygamist, by making tlie j status is not to be disturbed. J built within the year on the liottom slight attention to tlio Liberian demo- a state board of equalization. fight for and against him on partisan j land that the Burr.ctts bought from Joe J cracy and its troubles. j Whisman. A big piece of it was slashed political lines. Roberts, who is in, w u h R modeled closely DO YOU GET UP ■*■«•«»• Tour lle w r l* W illi Caacareta. Hast summer but the early August rain of ,,w UnUeJ for Caady Cathartic, our« ronntlpatlnn forever. Washington, has claimed from the first „Uer WITH A LAME BACK ? prevented its being burned. The road «••.We- I l C. O. C. fall, dru«Rleu refund luoacy. tiiat politics and not morality was the nearly fifty years tiie republic of Liberia ________ I across the piece is to be changed so it basis of the opposition to him, and now ) lias pursued the even tenor of its way, Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. fUn hi«h *,,d t,rv «long the foot o f1 the Utah Democratic national com CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. tlie mountain instead of thruugb without domestic revolt or demand for Almost every' body who reads the news- niuist bottom as now. mitteeman is out with a statement in ) ' any radical »change in its political sys papers Is sure to know of the wonderful To Cure C on stip ation Forevcre Ths tUmocrala in congress nominated favor of Roberta and denying in the tem. Thu citizenship of tlie republic is cures made by Dr. T ako C alcarei* C.uidv (Nkthartta lOoprSSa. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, .James D )|ic!iardNn of 7'unuesaeo as moat positive terms that lie has violated ' confined entirely to tho black races, nnd tho great kidney, liver I t C. C. C. fall to euro, druggists refund moucy. their candidate for speaker, Tlija car- the H S law against polygamy. The by them is tho government, national and bladder remedy. P O IN T T E R R A C E IT E M S * It Is the great medi riee with U the democratic leadership in fight againat Roberts still seema to be and local, exclusively administered. I cal triumph of the nine the house. Richardson lias served 14 gaining strength among members of the ) Tha )iule t ,#le 0<e# Is existence to the teenth century; dis B y C akmex . covered after years of years in the Rouse and is the oldest house. American Colonization Society, which scientific research by If Secretary Long can succeed iu Dr. Kilmer, the emi gieniocratic uiemlwr in point of service was organised in New England before Dec. 4, 1899. nent kidney and blad carrying out hi« idea of conaolidatiug 8cpilrallon lhe iroln the ¿except McRae of Arkaness. Miss Mattie Brynd lias been ill for tlie der specialist, and is General D B Ilendcraon of Iowa was three bureaus of the navy department, lnoUierland. 1(a main purpose was to wonderfully successful In promptly curing last few days. # h(nno f(jr t|)0 lnanumUled b]ack, lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou nominated (or s|atoker of tho house of eonatruction and repair, «team engineer-1 II II Fisk nnd Joe Sleininons caiue bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst out from Smith river Friday. representatives by the republican iug and equipment iuto a single bureau j and liberated slaves brought into the form of kidney trouble. >•««’ . >»• ‘ »'® «*vy • coUnlry illicitly. Nothing practical was 1 Dr. Kilmer's Swavnp-Root Is not rec Work is soon to commence on the ¿cancua by acclamation, The officers of j ommended for every thing but if you have kid trail from the month of Hadaall creek to ney. liver or bladder trouble It will be found a great favor. For yoara those bureaus lttWni|,iigi1C tl by ltl8 , lK .iely) ll0W8Ver> the lu t house except the sergeant-at- just the remedy you need. It has been tooted Smith river. have been jealous of each other, and tlie UIlti| wbel, a small colony of blacks In so many ways. In hospital work. In private aruis were zunominoted uitlwut op Mr Fred Austin who has l>ccn work tiu.e that has 1-een wasted by squabbles ¡„ siurrn bconc> 'Tll0 ,WH. practice, among tho helpless too poor to pur- position. chase relief and ndl has proved so successful In ing for Mr Saunders returned to his nni, every case that a special arrangement hss home on Deadwood lost nock. The president’s message was delivered os 1« wliicli of thciu should control this , ion WM (ollllll to been made by which all readers of this paper or that, nonjd læ uatouiahing if it were tw0 yearg later the colony waa removed Jocongrees Tuesday. It favors legisla- Little Willie Brynd came in with iris who have not already tried It. may have a «ion Iqr the aecurily of tbcgold alamUrd, figured out; unt to ineution the disgust to Shcrbro island mid the neighboring sample bottle sent free by matt, also a book uncle William Brynd from Eugene to THE GENTLE-\1 OMAN is a montli- telling more about Swamp-Root and how to spend the winter and attend school TO C U N PATRO NS- «!«• early cqnsM*uctiuu uf the Nicaragua const of what is now Liberia. In 1819 (ind out If ycu have kidney or bladder trouble. ; 'y magazine devoted to subjects of inter- W A N T E il-S F V K R A I,, BRIGHT AND lh»N I _____ ___ .. . , When writing mention reading this generous sqanal, tho laying tlie l ’at tfic cable, tiiat Tuesday evening a meeting is to be est to the ladle, ti , , - i . . • v f s t ».er-on, to wpresvnt us «• Mainuuri, congress appropriated *100.000 (or the helil in the schoolhouse, for the purpose TbC rPa"'*r fub«-r'^ Wn harp mnfe arrnngementz by Jn till« «»,1 ,-luw bjr munii««, salary |;*»i » . •• effer In this paper and f la v a ii bovrealiai a terrilury under tiie year «mi exiH'iiw». atntlghi. i» n » fide, no m«r» transportation tliillier of a party of send your address to of determining whether or not to have a '°n Pr,fe 18 One dcd,ar have made which we will fnroieh the Weekly no lew «»l»ry. Piwltlon I'uruianum Our , i , itt 8 laws, that Cuban iiidejiendence be r e le r r tic e « , « tty tauik In any town II 1« inalili) black« clandestinely brought into the i Dr. Kilmer 8t Co..Bing- Xmas tree in tho Point Terrace church. *rr®n8<"’»«nt by which we offer it for a Oregonian with the W fst for one vea hamton, N. Y. The o lltiv «orli coadueWd ai boni«. Kulervnzs. ««tpde • reality and tiiat our aovereignty Kuchaip -e lf sildn-aae-t «lamped euvrlnjte T mk United States as slave«, nnd the next regular Fifty cent an J R.-aw.-r s?«mp.Raot. »«w Are Tear Rh'nrr«» short time for fiftv cents a year. Call and to any address for tlie sum of tv-n Joi lloMIMON t'oUIAXY, Du pi », t'llk-agti. r sizes are sold by ah good druggist«. t> ttot-i.- year the augmented colony abandoned , Live yirilijipiiiee be inaiiltainud. Hu free lan payable cash in ¡»drape*. |PlUaBWU «£■>• » —• “ T H E W E S T . W. IT. WEATHEBS.ON W fe tla M Fin Coming! I'm Coming:! I have opened a shop in Florence where I shall keep a <»ood My stock of Head is bowed with Care. hear the Children calling, Old SANTA CLADS! A lw a y s on H and. Give me a Call. C. BRACEY. 4* GREAT WHITE STORE,” I’m Going! I’M GOING! Is/T y 3 3 .e a .c i i s n o t s o l o - w , T o e c a u s e I 'm . w a itin g o n O 3 o .ild .i- e n y o u k n o w ! Y o n Ism o -w ! Yes Santa Claus is right, he knew where to discharge his cargo Come early, and often and inspect our stock. YOURS TRULY, O. W. HURD. C A R M A N ’S CHEAP CASH STORE! D rv C o o d s, ★ G ro c e rie s * a n d *■ N otions. FLORENCE MEAT MARKET. ........ Just Ooened.. Goods as Reoresented.